It was disappointing to miss Here Comes Sunshine by two shows (and to never see it), but also a surprise to see other new songs. This was a turning point personally - the last good show I saw. I never got to see a bunch of songs from the era (Lost Sailor; Keep Your Day Job, Reuben & Cerise, Death Don’t, Last Time, Days), but I did see about 150, so there's that. Though there were still some good sets if you knew where to look, after this the tapes I was getting had a forlorn element, so I skipped shows for over two years. This was supposed to be a fun endeavor, a bacchanalia with the tribes, but the integral spark was fading as the music faltered. I could not figure out why they didn't just come off the road for six months for rest and for woodshedding the problems. But in retrospect, Jer's health wasn't necessarily better when the Dead were off the road.

We all have shows of which we have no memory, right? I can't recall whom I went with or the trip home. I do remember some of the show itself - that they were playing strangely mellow but professional, and that the crowd got so electric during the second set. I had better seats than the night before, with way better sound. There is no SBD of the second set. I thought I had one, but I stuck my tape in and it's the vernon_9474 source - just very low gen. I'm not sure how I got one this close to the master. I probably only played it once. The AUDs are more exciting for these shows anyway.

First Set. The house (and SBD) mix were goofy for Touch of Grey. There's no punch - no rock-n-roll - to the sound for this set. After Vince's solo in Little Red Rooster Healy is finally forced to turn on the rhythm guitar for Bobby's Slide Practice™. Peggy-O glides with minimal - if professional - effort. After Ramble there's a brief Beer Barrel Polka tuning. Cassidy is the best so far. It's been solid GOGD, it's just that there's no power. Dough Knees, however, has the spark that leaves 'em happy for the break. Maybe the set needs a MTX to come alive.

Second Set. This set has more fire, but Bobby's guitar is mostly turned off again for Playing in the Band, and he is losing his voice (throughout these shows). This would seem weird after the long break, but he had been touring Weir & Wasserman and the issue soon needed medical treatment. Into this average show comes a winsome, synapse-flooding Eyes. Bobby is on MIDI guitar and Vince is also very good here. I had heard Corrina on tapes (the rare Weir/Hunter collusion so far sounding like underwritten farrago), yet wasn't expecting to bag one. It had improved and Bobby's rough vox fit OK with this song. This solid Terrapin is one of the longest - chiefly because of a cool, unique jam, instigated by the drummers. Next comes a major, half hour Drums>Space ... that's not very memorable. It has better sound on the vid. The Other One is ethereal, and remains feathery (this time it's Jer's guitar that's turned down at the end and again on the next one). Surprisingly, they go off after a decent Morning Dew without a final rouser. Gloria was a new one for almost everybody, one of just fifteen (actually they may have covered it in '67/'68; it's the world's easiest song to play). Bobby partially gives up on making any delivery serious, but saves what he has left for the end. And they have a good time, spilling the crowd into the lots happy.

1st Set:  C
2nd Set: B-
Overall = 3 stars

Highlights:
Eyes of the World - winsome, flooding
Terrapin Station - solid verses leads to unique jam

SOURCES: The 140249_set1 provides the first set SBD (it mislabels Ramble). So far there's no SBD for the second set, but miller_30071 is the most dynamic AUD, with the most presence and low end. Some (like AKG460_Walker_Darby) run fast. The vid is usually up on YouTube (with a small cut in Terrapin), as a handheld AUD.

I sang a little while and then flew on.

I'll never forget these shows. Man was it cold! Wooly sweaters were a hot item in Shakedown but the energy was Gratefully warm & we had Jerry back.

My brother scored us 8th & 9th row seats and that was the closest I ever got up front. Whole 'nother world it was. Felt like I was seeing the band in a large living room and by the end of Gloria I was thinking, I don't ever want this show to end!
What a journey.

My other memory of these shows was the way the sound was set up. Big indoor stadium and in those days they had speakers in the way back. During drums/space they would swing the sound front to back, back to front, and the effect was a swirling of sound that spun everyone around & around....

Man I sure do miss those days.

As so many times before as I listen on and the boys pull it together so we can dance and enjoy.. Tired yes as I wrote in the previous review but Eyes of the world is right on from the the Heart.. Jerry!!!! :)

Although this recording is a bit distant, it's quite warm & deep, especially when turned up loud. Very nice, overall. You might need to keep adjusting the volume & EQ a bit to compensate for when the audience drowns out the music, but they're mostly listening pretty well.

Just read the Dead Gear book, and grooving on the improved vocals (thanks to in-ear monitors) and crazy mid-set-2 technologically sophisticated weirdness. When Garcia was playing especially well, this post-91 through 94 period was my favorite. Unfortunately that didn't happen too often. Here he's doing a professional job, but I wouldn't call it especially great.

Corrina, Other One & Morning Dew are masterful, though.

I have never heard Bobby's voice so shot before. Many times I have seen Jerry this way but never Bob. It is really bad in The Other One & Gloria (that all I listened to so far).

What a how, the first night was a process of shaking off the rust and getting back on the groove...alnog with the band being a bit rusty there were technical difficulties throughout the first night of the two in Denver...the encore of rain was epic....the second show was great...a true warm being around a big campfire with the grateful dead playing was the feeling and atmosphere at Mcnichols , jerry wearing a green and grey flannel ...the first set was cool, mellow yet not slow...the second set was high energy, epic...from the plyin all the way through drums and space into the bobby tribal rockin gloria encore....it was trippy high energy the second set, an excellent show...you had tobe their indeed, the snow storm and 11 degree weather outside was something else, great time outside the venue, everyone bundled up ...it was cold!....haha.....hell yeah! ..living in fort collins at the time, went to bothe shows in Denver and scored tickets both nights in true John Elway Fashion, at the last second before the band went on ..mcnichols is / was located next to the Elway sancutuary " mile high stadium "...epic! 4 stars for the if you were there factor

My bro Chip and I had the brilliant idea to augment our meager finances for the show to whip up a batch of burritos to sell outside the Arena before the show started. We rolled up rice, refried beans and some salsa in tortillas and kept them hot by wrappin em up and keeping em in a cooler. Chip was the barker "Get yer fresh hot burritos made by local natives! Get em while they're hot!" I think we charged a buck or two. And we were swarmed by hungry Deadheads. It was freakin cold in Denver that night. Of course every Head had to interrogate us on what products we used to make em. It was my job to assure them that no animals were harmed in the creation of our burritos. They were all gone in a flash. We made enough for some trips and beer money for after the show. What fun we had. The show was remarkable for the Terrapin>Other One Jam and the first time I heard Corrina. These were great times to be alive and dancing!